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In RP, aspiration of /p/, /t/ and /k/ was restricted to stressed syllables. It’s now general, except after fricatives, especially /s/. In the case of /t/, the plosive is generally affricated, [tˢ].
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Lindsey, G. (2019). Chapter 14 More Aspiration (and Affrication). In: English After RP. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04357-5_15
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